Omron announces a new HMI series that brings increased functionality and usability ideal for small and medium sized machines. The wide range of models in sizes from 3.5 inch to 10 inch wide screen suit many different application requirements, providing TFT colour touch screens with long-life LED backlighting, a wide viewing angle, and the ability to display over 65,000 colours.
The perfect partner for CP1
The NB series HMIs incorporate Ethernet, serial and USB interfaces for connection to Omron PLCs and devices, particularly the Omron CP1 compact PLC, as well as automation components from other vendors. The NB HMI also supports the use of a USB memory stick to upload new versions of your program or for backing up stored data.
Free programming software
Designed with simplicity in mind, the NB series HMIs provide all the features and functions needed to create intuitive operator screens quickly, with programming software that can be downloaded freely. The software provides flexible window handling, support for 32 languages, the ability to quickly create animations – linked for example to specific statuses or machine functions – and a host of powerful macros. To save design time projects can be tested in offline simulation mode.
Easy data presentation
Enabling users to optimise production efficiency, the NB series HMIs provide a number of options for graphical data presentation of both real-time and historical data, providing a readily understandable view of the information. This data can either be stored in PLC memory or downloaded via the USB port to a portable memory device.
Multiple security options
In use, status alarms can be set to different fonts or colours to indicate varying priorities or degrees of importance, with options for pop-up alarms, an audible buzzer or setting a bit address in the PLC. Multiple security options are available, for example allowing different security levels to be assigned to different screens and actions, with permission controls for each operator. There are also standard operator confirmation checks to confirm that critical actions have been performed.
Using the new cost-effective Omron NB HMI with enhanced functionality, provides machine designers the possibility to give operators and maintenance staff greater functionality and greater ability to interact with their machine.
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